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Posted January 29, 2002:

• Dosage Appears To Be A Critical Factor In Cocaine Vaccine

Posted December 27, 2001:

• Scientists Find Alcohol, Drugs Boost Endorphins In Key Forebrain Region

Posted December 3, 2001:

• Brain Shows Ability To Recover From Some Methamphetamine Damage

Posted November 12, 2001:

• Ritalin May Cause Long-Lasting Changes In Brain-Cell Function, University At Buffalo Researchers Find

Posted November 9, 2001:

• Therapeutic Drug Blocks Nicotine's Effects On Brain Chemistry; Study In Rats May Lead To Treatment For Nicotine Addiction In Humans

Posted October 22, 2001:

• Study Focuses On Maternal Cocaine Use, Infant Development

Posted October 19, 2001:

• Estrogen May Protect Against Cocaine-Induced Brain Dysfunction

Posted October 3, 2001:

• Scientists Find New Approach To Developing Medications To Prevent Relapse To Cocaine Use

Posted August 14, 2001:

• Ecstasy Component May Help Researchers Measure Brain Damage From The Drug

Posted July 17, 2001:

• Mother's Drug Use Increases Risks For Male Offspring

Posted July 12, 2001:

• Researchers Find That After Stopping Cocaine Use, Drug Craving Gets Stronger Over Time

Posted June 1, 2001:

• Single Cocaine Exposure Triggers Long-Lasting Surge Of Brain Activity

Posted May 11, 2001:

• New Discovery Offers Hope Of Better Treatments For Cocaine Addiction Relapse

Posted May 1, 2001:

• Reseachers Find Evidence That Prenatal Use Of Ecstasy Can Cause Long-Term Memory Loss And Other Impairments In Offspring

Posted April 24, 2001:

• Study Clarifies Brain Mechanisms Of Cocaine's High

Posted April 13, 2001:

• Potential Medication Can Reduce Effects Of Smoked Marijuana In Humans

Posted April 12, 2001:

• Blood Medicine May Ease Cocaine Withdrawal

Posted April 10, 2001:

• Study Finds Long-Term Ecstasy Use Leads To Memory Loss

Posted March 29, 2001:

• UCSF Researchers Move In On Role Of Brain's Naturally Occurring Marijuana

Posted March 28, 2001:

• Enzyme Involved In Cocaine Addiction Identified By Scientists At Yale And Rockefeller Universities

Posted March 15, 2001:

• Researchers Identify An Enzyme That Regulates The Action Of Chronic Cocaine

Posted March 7, 2001:

• Proposed Addiction Treatment Blocks Environment-Triggered Craving

Posted March 1, 2001:

• Researchers Document Brain Damage, Reduction In Motor And Cognitive Function From Methamphetamine Abuse

Posted February 23, 2001:

• Cocaine Use Decreases Ability To Respond To Stimulation, Yale Researchers Find

Posted February 5, 2001:

• Scientists Find Link Between Dopamine And Obesity

Posted January 29, 2001:

• Fruit Fly Studies May Boost Understanding Of Cocaine Addiction

Posted January 17, 2001:

• New Brookhaven Lab Study Shows How Ritalin Works

Posted December 28, 2000:

• Molecular Fingerprint Identified For Cocaine Addiction

Posted December 12, 2000:

• An Internal Cannabinoid-Signaling System Regulates Human Sperm, Fertilization Potential, Study Finds; Abusing Marijuana May Overload System, Inhibit Fertility

Posted November 20, 2000:

• Trauma And Stress In Early Life Increases Vulnerability To Cocaine Addiction In Adulthood, Yale Researchers Find

Posted November 10, 2000:

• Nicotine Causes Selective Degeneration In Brain, UCLA Neuroscientists Report

Posted October 17, 2000:

• NIDA Researchers Find That Animals Exposed To Marijuana's Active Component Will Self-Administer The Drug

Posted October 10, 2000:

• Marijuana Use Rises And Falls With Price And Perceived Harm, Study Shows

Posted September 4, 2000:

• Environment May Increase Drug Abuse
• Center For Medicinal Cannabis Research Established At University Of California

Posted July 27, 2000:

• Ecstasy Use Depletes Brain's Serotonin Levels

Posted July 19, 2000:

• Brain Contains Cocaine-Like Chemical

Posted July 4, 2000:

• Cocaine And Alcohol Combined Are More Damaging To Mental Ability Than Either Drug Alone

Posted May 3, 2000:

• New Class Of Chemicals Found To Use Marijuana-Like System In Brain

Posted March 31, 2000:

• Frequent Marijuana Use May Affect Brain Function But Not Structure

Posted March 28, 2000:

• Methamphetamine Abuse Linked To Long-Term Damage To Brain Cells

Posted December 8, 1999:

• Cannabinoids' Role In Retinal Function Described

Posted October 21, 1999:

• Cocaine Acts On Central Nervous System, Causing Vessel Constriction, Rapid Heartbeart

Posted October 13, 1999:

• Brain Releases Marijuana-Like Substance In Response To Pain, Study Finds

Posted September 16, 1999:

• Scientists Identify Brain Chemicals Involved In "Switching On" Cocaine Addiction

Posted September 7, 1999:

• Differences In Human Brain Chemistry May Account For Different Responses To Stimulants

Posted August 25, 1999:

• Progress Toward A Vaccine To Fight Cocaine Addiction Is Reported

Posted August 16, 1999:

• Response To Cocaine Linked To Biological Clock Genes

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